I built the Jade Capital with the Netherworld

Chapter 203 I'm not dead?

Amidst the raging sandstorm, Lu Wujiu, dressed in rags, suddenly burst into flames, unleashing a torrent of oppressive power!

"Tao body?!"

The Phantom Sand Carp cried out in alarm, no longer daring to be careless, and its face made of yellow sand vanished with a crash.

At the same time, the sand sea beneath Lu Wujiu's feet suddenly liquefied, and a sand whale emerged from beneath Lu Wujiu's feet, opening its blood-red maw and crashing down with thousands of grains of sand.

Lu Wujiu, who seemed to be made of lava, had crimson flames surging in his eyes!
The intense heat caused the sand beneath their feet to melt rapidly, and boiling magma meandered along the flame patterns, scorching all the sand and gravel within a radius of ten feet into glass.

It also melted away the sand whale's gaping maw!
At the same time, Lu Wujiu swung his arm like a sword, without making a sound, and three layers of sword light burst out, turning into an arc of light and disappearing into the sandstorm!
"Boom!"

What seemed like a futile effort produced a deafening roar during the sandstorm.

As a result, the sandstorm weakened by three points.

"It really is a formation!"

Lu Wujiu sneered, secretly forming a sword incantation. A sword cry emanated from his body—the trembling sound of the Five-Type Sword. A terrifying pressure rippled out from his body.

It is foreseeable that the next sword strike will be earth-shattering!

"So you cultivate both paths simultaneously, no wonder you're so arrogant!"

Seeing this, Huan Shali breathed a sigh of relief. Although the sword light was sharp, it was not a characteristic of a major sect. It should not be a famous sect!
【Phantom Sand Tower】

Feeling relieved, she then unleashed the most powerful technique of the magic array.

Suddenly, the sandstorm that blotted out the sky reversed and condensed into a seven-story sand tower above the demon Lu Wujiu. Each layer of the tower's eaves was spinning rapidly, creating visible ripples in the void.

Each rotation of the pagoda brings a bone-chilling gravitational force!
They forcibly pressed Lu Wujiu into the melting lava!
This requires the immense power of the shifting sands to completely crush his pride and shatter his flesh.

At the same time, inside the pagoda, an eyeball suddenly opened.

When Lu Wujiu looked down subconsciously, the sword energy brewing within him suddenly dissipated... A faint but terrifying will awakened within him.

—It is the Golden Womb Mother!

The Phantom Sand Carp actually awakened the Golden Embryo Mother?

In an instant, the human skin book appeared, the pages unfurling and transforming into a human skin, which draped over Lu Wujiu's lava-like body. Dark golden Sanskrit characters spread along his spine like living things, condensing into a mysterious star map on his back and chest.

"Amitabha Buddha, how dare you, a mere nobody, try to compete with me?"

The Golden Womb Mother chanted the Buddha's name, and the star map formed by Sanskrit suddenly shone brightly, completely engulfing the molten body covered by human skin.

asphyxia!

An indescribable feeling of suffocation welled up in Lu Wujiu's heart.

He could feel that his Fire Element Sword Dao was on the verge of collapse under the Buddha's light, and his blazing body was on the verge of disintegration.

Under the suppression of the Golden-Womb Buddha Mother, he was like a vulnerable insect!

"Do not--"

Lu Wujiu roared, and golden flames spilled from between his teeth.

He frantically tried to form a sword incantation with his left hand, but the resistance from the human skin made it difficult for him to move!
The body, which was once as responsive as an extension of its own limb, now seemed to be stuck in a quagmire, unable to struggle.

Since we can't cut off the sword technique, let's use the sword type as our sword!

"rise!"

Lu Wujiu roared angrily, and the Five Armor Sword Seeds within his body suddenly broke free from the constraints of his physical body. Like a dragon emerging from the sea, they burst out of his dantian and soared into the sky.

The blazing flames dyed the Buddha's light red and also forced it back!
At this moment, Lu Wujiu seemed to smell the scent of freedom.

"Boom!"

The sword light collided with an invisible barrier in the void, and in an instant, the will of the Golden-Eyed Buddha Mother quickly dissipated.

Freed from the constraints of his human skin, Lu Wujiu finally saw the truth.

Inside the Illusion Sand Tower, the Fire Element Sword Seed hung like a sword beneath a bridge, firmly fixed on the open eyes at the top of the tower. Below the tower, the quicksand was like a sea, almost engulfing Lu Wujiu.

As divine sense swept over her body, there was no longer any human skin covering her body; the Buddha Mother had awakened.

It turns out it was all the magic of the Phantom Sand Carp!
Lu Wujiu's face turned pale; the looming shadow of death sent chills down his spine.

Even though he possessed the book in human skin, he claimed that "the book is immortal, and the god is immortal."

But he didn't dare to gamble!

Because the "Book of Rites and Ceremonies" was ultimately a minor path researched by the painting immortal Yuan Mochan, Li You unexpectedly used the book on human skin as a material for advancement, which led to his creation by chance.

Therefore, he was not sure whether the record in the "Book of Rites and Ceremonies" that "the books are immortal and the spirits are immortal" still held any effect.

In his shock, Lu Wujiu raised his hand to recall the Five Armor Sword Seeds.

Unexpectedly, a fair arm suddenly appeared at the top of the illusory sand dome and quietly grabbed the Five Armor Sword Seed.

"You dare!"

Lu Wujiu let out an angry shout, and a torrent of Yin energy surged out from his body.

"What wouldn't I dare to do?"

Huan Sha Li chuckled, quietly gripped the sword seed, and was about to pull her arm back outside the tower.

Although Lu Wujiu accidentally broke the charm technique in this battle, the ultimate goal had already been achieved.

She obtained the fifth-grade Dao Seed!

Currently, she has the option to defend or attack, giving her complete control.

As for Lu Wujiu, trapped under the Illusion Sand Tower, even though he has broken through to the sixth level of the cultivation realm, he will not be able to break free for the time being.

and many more!

Who is the person in front of you?

Huan Sha Li's pupils contracted sharply, only to see a dark shadow flash across the top of the Huan Sha Tower just as she tried to look at the person.

The figure's fingertips gently caressed the sword seed!

"Buzz!"

The sword trembled, and a sword beam burst forth from it. Instantly, blood gushed out, and five fingers fell off.

"Who do you think you are, daring to steal my sword seed?"

Lu Wujiu let out a furious curse, his fingertips already touching the hilt of the sword. Driven by his divine sense, the magical power belonging to the sword's essence surged forth!

Along the arm with its five severed fingers, he slashed towards the master behind him.

"roll!"

Despite the excruciating pain, the Phantom Sand Carp suddenly reversed the power of the Phantom Sand Tower.

Lu Wujiu, who was struggling against gravity, suddenly soared into the sky.

Even the Illusion Sand Carp, which reversed the Illusion Sand Tower, couldn't withstand the backlash. It vomited a mouthful of blood and its figure flashed like lightning, disappearing into the distance with a whoosh!

"Can you leave?"

Lu Wujiu cursed angrily and was about to chase after him when he suddenly looked down at his feet... He felt a surge of power brewing in the sea of ​​sand, which then erupted in an instant.

"Damn-"

The dazzling light magnified in Lu Wujiu's eyes.

That was an eruption of boiling spiritual energy, enough to suppress even a level five cultivator. It transformed into a mushroom-shaped pillar of light that burst forth from the ground, carrying with it the red-hot quicksand that shot straight into the sky.

"Boom!"

A deafening sound echoed through the desert, and a raging shockwave of spiritual energy swept across the land.

Lu Wujiu reappeared in the space distorted by the heatwave.

Looking around, a deep pit a hundred feet in diameter appeared in the desert. The edges of the pit had melted into glassy coral, writhing in the heat. Lu Wujiu looked around with a gloomy expression; the figure of the Illusionary Sand Carp had long since disappeared.

Clearly, detonating the magic array was her way of covering their retreat!

"Ok?"

Suddenly, he frowned, raised his hand and grabbed at the air. Two charred figures burst out of the sand pit and landed in front of Lu Wujiu.

Upon closer inspection, it was Xia Han, the chief of Xia Family Village, and Xia Hong, the eldest elder.

"Cough cough..."

The moment Xia Hong saw Lu Wujiu, he no longer needed to conceal his aura and couldn't help but cough, his face filled with despair.

"Ahem... It was all my design. If you have to blame someone, senior, blame me alone!"

Before the coughing had stopped, Xia Hong shouted.

"Elder, why?"

Xia Han, whose body was also charred black, roared angrily.

"Ha ha……"

Xia Hong laughed self-deprecatingly: "Because I'm going to die!"

Xia Han immediately realized: "You want the senior's sword seed in order to advance to the fifth rank and prolong your lifespan?"

Xia Hong remained silent upon hearing this, looked at the expressionless Lu Wujiu, and sighed: "Senior is truly a man of great hidden talent. No wonder you were willing to give up your primordial energy to spread the Dao of the Netherworld. It turns out that the Dao of the Netherworld is just a secondary cultivation path for you."

Lu Wujiu watched Xia Han and Xia Hong's conversation, too lazy to tell whether Xia Han was unaware or putting on an act. With a wave of his hand, he swept the two into the human skin book and decided to interrogate them separately.

Before the interrogation, Lu Wujiu still couldn't resist checking the sandpit one last time.

After confirming that nothing had been missed, he quietly left behind a shadow avatar before his true self disappeared into the book of human skin.

The inner world of the human skin book, which has been widely disseminated with immortal and yin talismans, has already spread to an area of ​​thousands of miles.

However, most of the area remains a barren mountain.

The ghostly officials of Fengdu Luoshan are forbidden from entering the desolate mountains.

Even the celestial officials of the celestial palace dared not fly down without permission.

At this moment, in a desolate mountain, in a stone pavilion, Xia Hong, who was nearing the end of his life, had tidied himself up and sat calmly in the pavilion, pouring himself a drink.

Upon seeing Lu Wujiu suddenly appear, he exclaimed, "Does this entire Sumeru World belong to you, Senior? If I had known that your magical power was so profound, I would not have dared to scheme against you even if I had ten thousand times the courage of a leopard."

Lu Wujiu sat down and asked, "Unfortunately, there's no medicine for regret in this world! Tell me, why did you scheme against me?"

Xia Hongdao said, "Even ants cherish life, and I am indeed trying to prolong my lifespan."

Lu Wujiu sneered: "You are only at the fourth level of cultivation, and you haven't even cultivated a Dao Body yet. How dare you steal someone else's Dao Seed?"

Nanming Benzun clearly stated that only after the fifth level of cultivation and obtaining a Dao Body can one occupy a similar Dao Seed and quickly advance to the next level!
"Senior is indeed from a prestigious sect. You have no idea how difficult it is for us rogue cultivators to cultivate! The ascension ritual is as difficult as ascending to heaven. For us rogue cultivators, it is better to directly seize the path of others than to prepare for the ascension ritual. Of course, without the Dao body, there is no chance of survival, but with special methods, there is still a certain probability of success."

Lu Wujiu was greatly surprised and pressed for an answer:
"Oh, what method?"

Xia Hong didn't haggle and waved his hand to take out a jade slip and hand it over.

Lu Wujiu took it, scanned it with his divine sense, and his eyes flashed.

The method provided by Xia Hong doesn't seem complicated. It involves using special techniques to temper the physical body and cultivate a form similar to the Dao body, then supplementing it with various medicinal baths, pills, and even the infusion of primordial energy from a spirit-gathering array to increase the success rate.

However, even so, judging from the records on the jade slip, the success rate is still very low.

Are there any similar methods?

"Yes! However, most of them are similar."

Lu Wujiu nodded, finally understanding why this method had not been passed down in the Nine Paths Land.

The reason is simple: all the elixirs mentioned are products of the Central Plains, and only the Central Plains could possibly produce these miraculous medicines.

Most importantly, a crucial step requires a spirit-gathering array, which is absolutely unavailable in the Nine Paths Land.

"Does Xiajia Village not have a spirit-gathering array?"

“Some large markets in the Flowing Sand Sea have spirit-gathering arrays set up. As long as you pay enough money, you can use them temporarily.”

Lu Wujiu nodded.

He was indeed deceived in this scam; he ultimately suffered from the lack of information.

Of course, even if he already knew this, he might not have imagined that Xia Hong would scheme against him because of it.

Thinking of this, he asked curiously, "You're only at the fourth level of cultivation, how were you able to persuade Huan Sha Li to take action?"

Xia Hong gave a miserable smile: "I signed a contract of servitude. As long as Huan Sha Li helps me reach the top five ranks, I will be her furnace for a hundred years!"

"He's quite ruthless!"

"Even ants cherish life, and I... was forced into this situation."

Lu Wujiu sneered, "I have mastered a technique that allows me to reincarnate and cultivate again. This technique is nothing more than a piece of cake for me."

Xia Hong was stunned. He had been prepared to face death calmly, but his face suddenly drained of color, and his body swayed uncontrollably. He subconsciously said:

"Impossible! This is one of the six supernatural powers of Buddhism..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly remembered that Lu Wujiu claimed to be from the Buddhist sect in the Western Regions.

"Pity!"

Lu Wujiu sighed coldly, pursed his lips and blew lightly, a surge of flames erupting from his mouth.

"S-Senior..."

Before Xia Hong could say anything more, the blazing flames had already drowned out all his pleas for mercy.

As the flames subsided, only a storage bag remained floating in the air inside the stone pavilion.

Lu Wujiu reached out and grabbed it, then shook his head after scanning it with his divine sense. He had to admit that the Flowing Sand Sea was indeed barren. As a fourth-grade cultivator, the supplies in his storage bag were not even comparable to the savings of a third-grade cultivator in the Nine Paths Land.

The only thing that caught his attention was the local specialty of Liushahai.

This was to give him some extra change.

After dealing with Xia Hong, he waved his hand, and Xia Han appeared out of thin air. He looked at the burn marks on the stone bench in the pavilion with a complicated expression.

He had just witnessed the entire process.

"Would you like to be a human again in your next life?"

Lu Wujiu asked.

Xia Han was stunned, and then a great terror rose in his heart: "Senior, this junior really has nothing to do with this matter."

Lu Wujiu said, "I know, but the Xia family isn't descended from Buddhist monks, is it?"

Xia Han's face drained of all color!
Lu Wujiu continued, "I don't care about the Xia Family Village's identity, but as the head of the family, you can't escape the blame for oversight! If Xia Hong's conspiracy succeeds, will the Xia Family Village avenge me?"

Xia Han's face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I beg you, senior, to have mercy and allow me to serve in Xia Family Village again."

Lu Wujiu nodded, pursed his lips and blew gently. This time, what he exhaled was not flames, but an extremely yin wind. The yin wind swept past Xia Han, blowing out his soul, which drifted towards the Broken Soul Cliff.

Xia Han felt as light as a leaf that never touches the ground. In a daze, he passed through a tunnel and fell into a state of chaos.

He tried to move, and was surprised to find that his hands and feet were still intact.

He was stunned.

After some searching, they were pleasantly surprised to find that he seemed to have turned into a baby, curled up in the amniotic fluid, blowing bubbles.

"I... I'm not dead?"

(End of this chapter)